I'm outside the US so I don't have access to the Google Play store to look at a Nexus 5. Can I buy a GSM version directly from Google Play? Or am I going to have to spend an extra 50 bucks to get it from Amazon?
Thanks a bunch!
kezs said:
I'm outside the US so I don't have access to the Google Play store to look at a Nexus 5. Can I buy a GSM version directly from Google Play? Or am I going to have to spend an extra 50 bucks to get it from Amazon?
Thanks a bunch!
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A GSM Version? Both are GSM:
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
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A lot of other countries can buy the N5 on the Play Store.
Primokorn said:
A GSM Version? Both are GSM:
A lot of other countries can buy the N5 on the Play Store.
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Cool! So that means I can't even get a CDMA version? That makes things easier, cause my sister in law is buying it.
Whenever I try to access Nexus 5 in Google Play I'm taken to a page that says it isn't available in my country.
Thanks!
kezs said:
Cool! So that means I can't even get a CDMA version? That makes things easier, cause my sister in law is buying it.
Whenever I try to access Nexus 5 in Google Play I'm taken to a page that says it isn't available in my country.
Thanks!
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Nope. The CDMA version is only available for North Americans.
I didn't see that you are living in Brazil... Unfortunately the Nexus 5 is only available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
You have to buy it through Amazon.
Primokorn said:
Nope. The CDMA version is only available for North Americans.
I didn't see that you are living in Brazil... Unfortunately the Nexus 5 is only available in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
You have to buy it through Amazon.
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Actually that's the point... my sister in law is buying it in the US. I'm trying to figure out whether she can get the GSM version from Google Play... I can't look at it myself because it's not available here. I'd ask her to look at it but I'm not sure she'd know where to look (since I wouldn't).
kezs said:
Actually that's the point... my sister in law is buying it in the US. I'm trying to figure out whether she can get the GSM version from Google Play... I can't look at it myself because it's not available here. I'd ask her to look at it but I'm not sure she'd know where to look (since I wouldn't).
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If she is in the US she can only buy the US version. Google Play Store detects your IP to show up the products matching with your localization.
Anyway if you want to use a Nexus 5 in Brazil you need the D821 version so don't buy the device through an US IP address.
Primokorn said:
If she is in the US she can only buy the US version. Google Play Store detects your IP to show up the products matching with your localization.
Anyway if you want to use a Nexus 5 in Brazil you need the D821 version so don't buy the device through an US IP address.
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I'm not sure I follow. Can you not get a Nexus 5 to use with AT&T? AFAIK AT&T uses 850/1900 frequencies for 3G, which is the same as my operator here. I'm not sure about 4G but I'm not really worried about that. Other than that, as long as it's GSM you just snap in your microSIM and you're good, isn't it?
The difference between the the d820 and d821 is simply which LTE (4g) bands they operate on. That's the only difference.
If you're never using 4g on this phone, either will work fine
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So, to sum it all up:
- Every Nexus 5 is GSM and those sold in the US are both GSM (micro SIM) and CDMA capable;
- The US version (D820) supports different LTE bands than the international version (D821).
There's a chance Brazil will start using Band 17 (700mhz) some time soon. In that case the Nexus 5 US (D820) would be LTE-capable here.
Otherwise, both versions will work with 2 and 3G anywhere.
Any mistakes there?
kezs said:
So, to sum it all up:
- Every Nexus 5 is GSM and those sold in the US are both GSM (micro SIM) and CDMA capable;
- The US version (D820) supports different LTE bands than the international version (D821).
There's a chance Brazil will start using Band 17 (700mhz) some time soon. In that case the Nexus 5 US (D820) would be LTE-capable here.
Otherwise, both versions will work with 2 and 3G anywhere.
Any mistakes there?
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Correct.
North American version LTE will not work outside North America... otherwise, everything else will work and vice vera...
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Hi XDA Community!
I want to import a Nexus S from the States as soon as it is available there. As I am not totally sure if there can be problems using it in Austria, Europe, I would ask for your expertise.
I will buy the unbranded version without simlock from Best Buy.
Will GSM and UMTS work with the European frequencies?
Is the German language natively supported? I mean all the automatic word completing of the screen keyboard.
I do not care about the power plug, as I can recharge it using USB.
As for the HTC Hero there were two versions, one for Europe one for the States, I am afraid that I can run into problems with the Nexus S.
Thanks for your help,
Burt
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Hi XDA Community!
I want to import a Nexus S from the States as soon as it is available there. As I am not totally sure if there can be problems using it in Austria, Europe, I would ask for your expertise.
I will buy the unbranded version without simlock from Best Buy.
Will GSM and UMTS work with the European frequencies?
Is the German language natively supported? I mean all the automatic word completing of the screen keyboard.
I do not care about the power plug, as I can recharge it using USB.
As for the HTC Hero there were two versions, one for Europe one for the States, I am afraid that I can run into problems with the Nexus S.
Thanks for your help,
Burt
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I would also like to know about the frequencies as I will be studying abroad in Salzburg next semester and hope to bring this with me. I would assume you could look at what frequencies your carrier operates at in Austria and compare those to what the NS supports, but someone more knowledgeable on this should probably chime in.
I know German is natively supported with dictionary and word completion (at least in 2.2), I use it all the time. I couldn't imagine them removing this in 2.3. In fact I think they added MORE language support, I think it's pretty unlikely they would remove functionality for a language like German.
As for the power plug, couldn't you just use an adapter?
Hello,
I thought Best Buy only ships to US & UK ?(Even not sure for UK) So how do you manage to get from Best Buy?
Thanks!
EleCtrOx666 said:
Hello,
I thought Best Buy only ships to US & UK ?(Even not sure for UK) So how do you manage to get from Best Buy?
Thanks!
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There are options for him, and anyone else outside of the States for that matter.
http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/default.aspx
@burtner22: I'm from Austria too and I think I will wait for the mobile until it's available in Germany, which will be in February (if the rumors are true).
best regards
mike
these are the supported bands:
# Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
# Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/tech-specs
"Best Buy does not ship to known freight forwarders, and orders to such will be canceled."
Best Buy, why don't you want my Euros???
I simply can't believe this, it's so dumb.
umbrella42 said:
"Best Buy does not ship to known freight forwarders, and orders to such will be canceled."
Best Buy, why don't you want my Euros???
I simply can't believe this, it's so dumb.
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I'll take your Euros
@Burtner22:
Do you know what frequencies you guys run in Austria?
EDIT: Found this:
Austria (GSM 900/1800/3G)
Source: http://www.cellular-blowout.com/gsmfrbyco.html
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neok44 said:
these are the supported bands:
# Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
# Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
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For GSM I am pretty sure there are no problems, we have 900 and 1800 MHz in Austria, depending on the operator.
With UMTS (HSPA) I am a bit suspicious. I "assume" that we use 2100 MHz here, but the network operators seem to make a secret of the frequency.
Burt
That's funny. I've never heard of carrier keeping freq. a secret...
EleCtrOx666 said:
Hello,
I thought Best Buy only ships to US & UK ?(Even not sure for UK) So how do you manage to get from Best Buy?
Thanks!
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A friend will is travelling to the USA.
Burt
I just called the operator (A1.net), not even the second level support could tell me the frequency of their UMTS network.
Strange?!
burtner22 said:
I just called the operator (A1.net), not even the second level support could tell me the frequency of their UMTS network.
Strange?!
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Very. Call them back and give them the answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks#Europe
shrivelfig said:
Very. Call them back and give them the answer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks#Europe
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Perfect, thank you very much.
So it seems that importing the Nexus S will be free of "bad surprises".
Best Regards,
Burt
I'm living in Germany and i will get mine at 20th of December. Can't sleep until this day
a friend will travel to usa for holiday maybe he is lucky and get an s if there is enough stock..
bananenlarry said:
I'm living in Germany and i will get mine at 20th of December. Can't sleep until this day
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Would be great if you could post your experiences using the phone in Germany. Also about the German spell checker and language support. In Austria it will exactly match I suppose.
I will sadly have to wait until the 10th of January.
Burt
bananenlarry said:
I'm living in Germany and i will get mine at 20th of December. Can't sleep until this day
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Ah, spontaneous New York shopping spree?
i think the language support wont be any problem. its android and no iOS as long as you have no asian version there will be german implemented. it will be my first pure android device. had an samsung i9000 before. samsung's android is a shame but now we will have samsung's high-end hardware with google's amazing android know how. this phone will be breathtaking
Nexus s sold in US will be without any logo from the us carriers?
Hi
I'm thinking of buying the nexus 5, tho it has not arrived to my country yet and my resellers will put on a 100-200$ extra as they did with the nexus 4, so if I order one from Google play store (the unlocked one)(will order it through a post forwarding company) will it work in EU?
I have my doubts because I read a review that said " Network compatibility
Google has made two versions of the handset, one specifically for North America/Asia, and another for other regions like Europe."
Thanks in advance
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I am also interested in this. Hope there is just one version that is compatible worldwide.
Thank you in anticipation to whoever can clarify this.
You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
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julllleee said:
Oh hmm that stinks :/ so it's not possible today to get the N5 with LTE for the Gplay price outside us?
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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It's available in these play stores starting today, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Korea. Only in different prices. UK is selling as high as £339 for 32GB.
Buy from Play Store in Malta
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.
I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.
cipsaz said:
I've used the N4 US model in EU without an issue, so the N5 should be no different.
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It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.
jwirth779 said:
Malta is not yet a supported country for the Play Store. Can anyone suggest a way to get the new Nexus 5?
Through the US play store it is way cheaper.
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Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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What about import taxes? I live in europe
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It is different... You are not able to use the LTE (4G) networks with a US device in Europe.
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How about 3G?
andreas_h92 said:
What about import taxes? I live in europe
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Borderlinx will calculate the import taxes in your country. when paying Borderlinx for the shipping, you will also be paying the taxes to them. tey will pay the taxes to your customs. Therefore DHL will directly deliver to you without delay at the customs.
Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-models-whats-different-between-two
GIYF
Garell said:
You can actually use the US model in Europe without problem, but you can't use LTE because the LTE bands supported in this US(& Canada) model are mostly not compatible in Europe & Asia.
The specs in the N5 page has clearly stated the different lte bands support.
North America:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41
Rest of World:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20
You can check the supported bands in your country here:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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huzz said:
Out here in UAE the LTE baseband is 1800Mhz sadly from what I am seeing both the phones have no support for that spectrum. Screwed :/
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No, Carriers in UAE are utilizing band 3 & 7, the model sold outside of US & Canada supports both of these bands. Double check the specs in the N5 page.
You can check your country's supported LTE bands here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
schmappel said:
How about 3G?
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3G is not affected.
anawim said:
Thanks for this post. I was considering getting an N5 at a Best Buy in 2 week in L.A. and checked my operator (H3g) LTE bands:
1800 - Band 3
2600 - Band 7
not present in US radio version...
Need to decide if LTE support is worth the + € 100 difference!
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Exactly the dilemma I'm having right now.
3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.
I just bought a US version for use in Europe
dvdfan said:
3G and 3,5G is quite fast in Europe. I'm getting 4-6 megs on 3,5G which is enough for me.
Heavy data usage costs more so I use WiFi for it anyway. In my case I'd buy one from US.
Considering LTE as a still early dev. technology in my part of the world I'm even more convinced.
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I just bought a US version of Nexus 5 for use in Europe. I don't have a problem with the network speeds on my Nexus 4, and I have 100Mbit fiber at the house. I can report here in three weeks how things panned out for me.
/L
lp4u said:
Download tunnelbear and use it to buy the nexus on the play store.
Register with borderlinx and have the nexus ship there.
From borderlinx, send to you personal address.
Really like borderlinx since i paid only usd 9 for shipping my nexus 4 and that too with dhl and tracking.
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does anyone know whether buying the n5 from a country you don't reside in will affect warranty? I'm assuming warranty is only covered by the country that the device is issued for...
If LG policy is still the same then you will have to send it to the country where you bought it. The question is: will they ship it back directly to your country...
Wysłane z mojego HTC One przy użyciu Tapatalka
Whats the difference between?
im from dominican republic (latin america) which one should i get?
Avide said:
Whats the difference between?
im from dominican republic (latin america) which one should i get?
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The US version just has some extra frequency bands for T-Mobile. They mostly operate on a different band in the US than they do in other countries. If you're not using US T-Mobile, there's really no reason to buy the US version. The Global version will work a little more reliably for you.
SkuzFoz said:
The US version just has some extra frequency bands for T-Mobile. They mostly operate on a different band in the US than they do in other countries. If you're not using US T-Mobile, there's really no reason to buy the US version. The Global version will work a little more reliably for you.
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The global version will likely work a *lot* more reliably for you if you're outside the United States. The U.S. version doesn't add extra frequencies, it trades those frequencies for other frequencies. So the U.S. version cannot work on certain frequencies that the global version can, and vice-versa. (The U.S. version cannot do HSPA on 900MHz while the global one can, and the U.S. version doesn't support networks that use 2100MHz for the downlink and 1900 for the uplink...its 2100MHz support is limited to AWS downlink.) This means that the U.S. version will, in a large percentage of countries, be limited to using EDGE networks. It really is too bad that Motorola couldn't manage to make a single model that covers all of these bands...
My impression is that there are very few carriers worldwide that operate on band 4/AWS-1. T-Mobile U.S. is probably the largest one, and even they are actually in the process of refarming their spectrum. My understanding is that they are turning down some 850MHz 2G transmitters, moving some HSPA+ over to that spectrum and some to 1900/2100 (band 1), and then re-using their AWS-1 spectrum for LTE. Once that happens, even the global version of the Moto G will work fine on T-Mobile. The global version already works on AT&T, and if you are in a metro area where T-Mobile has already completed the spectrum shuffle, the global version will work for you, too (and allow you to use your phone on HSPA networks if you ever travel outside of the country!). So for many people in the U.S., I would argue that the global version might actually make more sense, especially looking forward.
USD$0.02,
-- Nathan
the US version will only have internet with Claro bc it has hspa 850mhz while its missing 900mhz in hspa (orange internet)
I would like to buy a Nexus 5 from Swappa.
If it is American or British, I can use it in Italy? What should I keep in mind?
Simone_ASR said:
I would like to buy a Nexus 5 from Swappa.
If it is American or British, I can use it in Italy? What should I keep in mind?
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The united states version and the United Kingdom version are different.
- The Italian N5 is the same as the British/UK version. (Model: D821)
- The USA version is another model D820.
You can use both N5 versions in Italy for 2G and 3G networks.
BUT if you want to use LTE/4G networks you must choose the D821 variant from UK/Europe/etc. NOT the D820 variant from USA.
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thesebastian said:
The united states version and the United Kingdom version are different.
- The Italian N5 is the same as the British/UK version. (Model: D821)
- The USA version is another model D820.
You can use both N5 versions in Italy for 2G and 3G networks.
BUT if you want to use LTE/4G networks you must choose the D821 variant from UK/Europe/etc. NOT the D820 variant from USA.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Thank You very much!
Then, I should to buy an UK (or Europe) version. I understood. ^^
Simone_ASR said:
Thank You very much!
Then, I should to buy an UK (or Europe) version. I understood. ^^
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UK, European, Asian, African...etc.
Just not "North America". There are only 2 models that exist
rootSU said:
UK, European, Asian, African...etc.
Just not "North America". There are only 2 models that exist
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Ah.. Ok ok, thanks!
The British is the same as the Italian
From the wonders of mobile telephony.
howard bamber said:
The British is the same as the Italian
From the wonders of mobile telephony.
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Thanks to all, Friends!
I'm looking for a new budget phone and this one seems perfect, but will it be available internationally? If yes, how long will it take?
See Y're from Netherlands, since some important LTE bands for Europe are missing (Band 20), we need a global version made for us.
triovi said:
See Y're from Netherlands, since some important LTE bands for Europe are missing (Band 20), we need a global version made for us.
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There actually is a global version, but I don't know how long it would take to actually get outside of India..
https://www.giztop.com/phones/poco-x2-global-version.html